Fireworks to Commemorate the Victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Wish for Recovery Held on March 8 in Takeoka, Chiba Prefecture

The Great East Japan Earthquake Memorial - Fireworks of Prayer in Takeoka Executive Committee will hold the "Great East Japan Earthquake Memorial - Fireworks of Prayer in Takeoka" on March 8, 2025 (Saturday) as a memorial service for the victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake and to express our wish for reconstruction.

We believe that reconstruction means that all victims can have hope for the future. As memorial events, we will hold a silent prayer, memorial music, lectures on disaster prevention, and fireworks launching. About 14 years have passed since then, and we will offer memorial services again this year in Futtsu City.

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Fireworks in Remembrance of 2023

Outline of the event

Greeting from the organizer, silent prayer, memorial music, launching of fireworks, lectures on disaster prevention, display of disaster prevention goods and fire trucks, and kitchen cars will be set up for sale.

Donation boxes for the Noto Peninsula Earthquake will be set up, and donations will be transferred to "Ishikawa Prefecture (account name: Ishikawa Prefecture 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake Disaster Relief Fund)".

Date & Time: Saturday, March 8, 2025, 15:00-19:30 (Fireworks will be launched from 19:00)

Parking: Please use JR Takeoka Station due to the limited number of cars.

In case of inclement weather: postponed to Sunday, March 9, 2025

＜Venue

Takeoka Community Center (473-1 Takeoka, Futtsu City, Chiba Prefecture)

Lecture by Futtsu City Disaster Prevention and Safety Division: "Experiences of evacuation shelter support in the Noto Peninsula Earthquake", etc.

Disaster prevention goods and fire trucks on display

Special venue at Takeoka Fishing Port

Opening ceremony, silent prayer, memorial music, donation boxes, and fireworks (about 100 shots for about 5 minutes)

Takeoka Fishing Port Special Site is about 2 minutes walk from Takeoka Community Center.

*A charity song "Hana ha Saku" created to support the recovery of the areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake will be sung together with all the visitors as a memorial song chorus.

*Host: Ms. Maruko (Kazusa FM popular personality, Futtsu City resident)

<Schedule

13:00-19:30 Kitchen cars and other stalls (near Takeoka Fishing Port special site)

15:00～ ・Fuitsu City Disaster Prevention and Safety Division

　　　　　　　　Lecture "Experiences of evacuation shelter support in the Noto Peninsula Earthquake, etc.

　　　　　　　Exhibit of disaster prevention goods, disaster prevention stockpile goods, and Futtsu City fire trucks and ambulances

　　　　　　　Disaster donation box for Noto Peninsula Earthquake

18:00- Memorial music (Performed by ShowLows)

18:30～ Opening ceremony, silent prayer, memorial songs, interviews with children

19:00～ Fireworks (about 100 shots, about 5 minutes)

Message from the Great East Japan Earthquake Memorial - Prayer Fireworks in Takeoka Executive Committee

We would like to express our deepest sympathy to the victims of the Noto Peninsula Earthquake of 2024. We pray from the bottom of our hearts for the safety of all those affected and that they will be able to return to a peaceful life as soon as possible.

On Saturday, March 8, 2025, 14 years after the Great East Japan Earthquake, a memorial event will be held in the Takeoka area of Futtsu City, organized by the "Great East Japan Earthquake Memorial - Prayer Fireworks in Takeoka - Executive Committee". We would like to express our deepest condolences to those who lost their lives in the disaster and their bereaved families. We would also like to express our deepest sympathy to all those affected by the disaster. Knowing that a major disaster can happen to anyone, anywhere, at any time, it is necessary to prepare for disasters with family and friends, and to think about what to do when a disaster occurs. It is necessary to pass on the sadness and lessons learned from the Great East Japan Earthquake to the generations who did not experience the disaster and to the children who will be born in the future, without letting the memories of the disaster fade away. As we can expect more major disasters in the future, I think it is important to utilize the experiences and lessons of the Great East Japan Earthquake once again. It is important that we continue to remember the people in the disaster-stricken areas who suffered tremendous damage, and to pass on the memories and lessons of the Great East Japan Earthquake to the future.

Organized by: The Great East Japan Earthquake Memorial - Prayer Fireworks in Takeoka Executive Committee (Executive Committee Chairperson: Junko Chikura)